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Deuteronomy 28:46

44 He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.

45 All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, since you did not obey the LORD your God and keep the commandments and statutes He gave you.

These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your descendants forever.

47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,

48 you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your descendants forever.
KJV
And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
WEB
They will be for a sign and for a wonder to you and to your offspring forever.
ASV
and they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
DARBY
And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
BLB
And they shall be upon you for a sign and a wonder, and on your seed, even to forever.
ÅB
og de skal være til et tegn og et under som skal henge ved deg og dine etterkommere til evig tid.
OTB
De vil være et tegn og et under for deg og dine etterkommere for all tid.
B1930
og de skal være til et tegn og et under som skal henge ved dig og din ætt til evig tid.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 8:18

    Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

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  • Ezekiel 14:8

    I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:37

    You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.

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  • Jeremiah 25:18

    to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;

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  • Deuteronomy 29:28

    The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’

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  • Ezekiel 23:32–33

    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much.

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:11

    Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

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  • Jeremiah 19:8

    I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.

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